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Bananas
- Overview Bananas grow best between 78°F to 82°F. Plant growth slows below 60°F and stops at 50°F. Bananas are highly susceptible to frost. Plant in full sun.
- (musa acuminata)
- Dwarf Cavendish. Grows 5 - 7" tall. Good container plant. A vigorous grower with wide green leaves. "'Dwarf Cavendish' produces large bunches of medium-sized fruit. It is widely planted and better adapted to the cool climate of the subtropics than most other commercial cultivars. 'Dwarf Cavendish' is recommended for south Florida where, in frost-free years and with good care, it produces abundant fruit. One disadvantage to the 'Dwarf Cavendish' is its susceptibility to Black Sigatoka disease." (UF)
- Dave's Garden
- ‘Novak’, also known as the Super Dwarf Cavendish, is the shortest of all the bananas. It will only grow 2 to 3 feet tall before it bears fruit. It is excellent for a small location or for containers. (leugardens.org)
- Gran Nain Grows 6' to 8' tall.
- Kru "Brought into this country from New Guinea, this wine colored plant gives fruit with green & red markings that narrows to a point on one end giving it an interesting and beautiful appearance. The fruit must be eaten very ripe to get full flavor. Grows about 12 ft. tall. The Green Kru is the same flavored fruit with out the wine colored markings." Going Bananas
- Dwarf Cavendish. Grows 5 - 7" tall. Good container plant. A vigorous grower with wide green leaves. "'Dwarf Cavendish' produces large bunches of medium-sized fruit. It is widely planted and better adapted to the cool climate of the subtropics than most other commercial cultivars. 'Dwarf Cavendish' is recommended for south Florida where, in frost-free years and with good care, it produces abundant fruit. One disadvantage to the 'Dwarf Cavendish' is its susceptibility to Black Sigatoka disease." (UF)
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